Partly banks $50M led by DST Global at $500M valuation to make auto repair AI do what GPT-5 can't — TFN

Partly has raised $50 million in Series B funding led by DST Global at a $500 million valuation.

Its Interpreter model scored 60% F1 on the company’s own benchmarks, compared with 1–5% for general AI without domain data.

DST Global, backer of Facebook, Alibaba, and Airbnb, is making an unusual move into industrial-vertical AI.

Ask GPT-5 to identify the exact parts needed to repair a 2019 Toyota Camry after a rear-end collision. According to one startup, it will get the answer right about 5% of the time. That startup just convinced DST Global, the firm behind some of the most valuable consumer internet companies in history, to lead its $50 million Series B.

Partly, founded in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2020 by Levi Fawcett, ex-engineer at Rocket Lab and four-time founder, alongside co-founders Nathan Taylor and Taylor Howes, announced the raise at a $500 million valuation.